The Awakened Salad

Just then, a coconut fell from a coconut tree, and the shockwave slightly shifted a brick in the building next to it, causing the whole building to come tumbling down.

Ah right, of course . You’re... dead? The Author asked. So if I’m here... I’m dead too? And you were told to come here here? The bird looked down suddenly. I apologise if I have asked too many questions.

I’m kind of late, but I’m here to give Truthless backup because Serperior is the best . (Not for any battle reasons because I’m not into competitive battles, I just like Serperior)

I know

But now you’ve lost

Umm, probably not. I just like cake, that’s all. What did you think it was a reference to?

...*wins*?

Under control? Not in the slightest. I’ll lure her out with some cakes (as long as someone doesn’t eat them), because who can resist cake?

Great One? No, I am not deserving of a title like that. The white light took the form of a small bird. It flitted over to Cerise, and looked at her inquisitively. But why have you come here? Umm... not really. I don’t want to start a fight. We’ve had too many of them recently. Maybe we could trap her?

The anti-hero foundation sent him a telepathic message.

I see that, but personally for me, I don’t think that I should have to read specific types of books to see myself being represented. I love fantasy and the cosmere contains some of my favourite books. Just because a book isn’t heavily romantic or sexual, it doesn’t mean that representation isn’t as important. Sure, it’s not the focus, and I’m not asking for a cosmere book where the whole plot is centred around sexuality (I’m here for the giant swords and glowy people, after all). But it’s still good to see. It’s sort of like how Brandon handled Kaladin’s depression. I can’t remember the exact quote, but it’s something like “Hey, here’s this cool fantasy character who can fly and control gravity and he’s really awesome. Also he has depression.” Kaladin’s personality isn’t depressed, just like no character’s personality should be their sexuality. Depression isn’t the first thing I think of when I think of Kaladin. Stormlight doesn’t revolve around Kaladin’s depression. But it’s still a part of him. I’m not really too concerned about romance, either. It’s not what the books are centred on, and I don’t read them for that reason anyway. A character can be straight and not in a relationship. Likewise, a character can be gay and not in a relationship. Having a gay character doesn’t automatically mean they need to be dating someone. They can just exist and do cool stuff and be relevant to the plot, and also be gay. I hope I didn’t come across as rude, this is just my opinion on the topic.

Well umm... oops. I might fix it later. Mushroom soup is the only acceptable greeting Xino did you want to join?

The metal bars were actually chocolate bars.

The original episode was Rip It or Ship It, but they changed the order for the second one

The white light pulsed as the voice spoke. I see. Does that make me an Author? And who are you? Are you an Author as well?

An Author? A white light began to glow from where the voice originated. I think... is my purpose to oversee Salad? Yes, I know that is my purpose. I write their story. Is that what an Author does? So I actually don’t know what I’m doing here ???

Me? The other voice said. I have no name. I was only born recently. I... who am I?

Time seemed to be frozen. Another voice, from in front of Salad, began to speak. (I’m on mobile, so I can’t change the colour of text, so just pretend it’s in a different colour) No one’s quite sure what’s going on, the other voice said. But if you look around... this may be the beginning of something.

Salad looked down at the body slumped against the wall. It was curled around the stomach, where blood was pooling. The job was over. It was time to leave. And yet, Salad didn’t move. They watched the body, the blood soaking into the shirt and the fingers curled so delicately. What were they hoping for? Some speck of life to show itself in Ene’s eyes? Even if that happened, Salad would just have to kill her again. She was too dangerous to live. Salad bent down and began cleaning the knife. This was just another job. No need to get sentimental. Storing it away safely, they took one final glance at the body, before stepping out of the room. “She lives,” a voice said from behind them. Salad stopped, their breath catching in their throat. Their hand rested on their hip, where another hidden knife lay. “You seemed reluctant to kill her,” the voice continued. “I wonder why.” Salad said nothing. Ene was alive. That meant her powers had awakened. She was safe, for now. The voice laughed. “Don’t forget me, Salad.” Something caressed their cheek. “I’ll be watching, always.” I have no idea what’s going on anymore

A rabbit hopped across the stage.

Update: The rules for this game have been changed. Please see the post below for how to play. Character list: Original post:

Well, since my assassination attempt failed, I don't think stabbing will work.

Maybe there is a way to resolve this peacefully. Would Jell want to participate in a bake-off? “All these years...” Salad closed their eyes. Their voice was barely a whisper. “I’ve been so alone.” Tears began to well up. “I’m sorry, I need a moment.” Salad rubbed their eyes, and turned around. They reached into their sleeve (I have sleeves now I guess), pulled something out, and looked down at its gleaming surface. Salad turned around. That crying face was gone, replaced with gleeful madness. With a twisted smile, Salad plunged the knife into Ene’s stomach. I’m sorry I didn’t plan for this to happen. I didn’t mean to stab you but I saw my chance and I took it. I love drama too much. Why does this always happen to me. First Ana and now this. It was supposed to be a happy scene and I just ruined it. I’m sorry. How come this always happens?

ENE HOW DID YOU... HOW??? I WAS GOING TO WRITE THAT HE WAS N IN MY POST BUT I DIDN’T JUST IN CASE YOU HAD SOMETHING PLANNED OUR MINDS MUST BE IN SYNC OR SOMETHING I’m sorry for the caps, but the sheer shock and joy just overwhelmed me. “Of course I want to find him. I’ve spent the past two years searching.” Salad looked down. “I miss him every day. Why would I kill you? We both want the same thing.” @Nameless I’m sorry, somehow this happened twice in a row. All right, I concede. But can’t you see that Jell must be stopped? This is a thread of randomness. By bringing order into it, she is actually disrupting order! She is causing chaos by going down this path.

Salad froze. “You can’t mean...” The knife fell from their bowl, and clattered to the ground. The sound was sharp, punctuated by Ene’s sobs. “Ene, this isn’t about him. He’s gone. I’ve accepted that. I’m not going to kill you.” I didn’t even know bigender was a thing until now (though in hindsight I don’t know how I didn’t know this sooner). But yes, salads are bigender.